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* RealismInducedHorror: A man's life and mental health are destroyed due to while his loved ones are helpless to save him. You could take out Aylmer and replace him with any number of recreational drugs or mental conditions which could do the same thing.
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* VocalDissonance: Aylmer is a foot long phallus shaped worm - with a rich, sultry baritone.
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* AdultFear: Brian's girlfriend, brother and father watch helplessly as his life spirals out of control thanks to what from their perspective looks like a sudden-onset mental disorder, but which is actually a terrible drug addiction.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Aylmer asks Brian why he brought him along to the hotel if he didn't realize, deep down, that his attempt at withdrawing was going to fail.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Aylmer asks Brian why he brought him the parasite along to the hotel with him if he didn't realize, deep down, that his attempt at withdrawing detoxing was going to fail.
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Aylmer's former keeper squeezes him to death while he's attached to Brian, giving him a ridiculous overdose of juice. Brian's brain is set afire with sparks and his skull starts bulging, and he tries to stop the pain by shooting himself. His brother rushes into the room and is horrified to see Brian, seemingly fine, with light and bursts of electricity flowing from the hole in his head. The end]]!
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Aylmer's former keeper squeezes him to death while he's attached to Brian, giving him a ridiculous overdose of juice. Brian's brain is set afire with sparks and his skull starts bulging, and he tries to stop the pain by shooting himself. His brother rushes into the room and is horrified to see Brian, seemingly fine, apparently awake and aware, with light and bursts of electricity flowing from the hole in his head. The end]]!End]]!
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Aylmer's former keeper squeezes him to death while he's attached to Brian, giving him a ridiculous overdose of juice. Brian's brain is set afire with sparks, sparks and his skull starts bulging, and he tries to stop the pain by shooting himself. His brother rushes into the room and is horrified to see Brian, seemingly fine, with light and bursts of electricity flowing from the hole in his head. The end]]!
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Aylmer's former keeper squeezes him to death while he's attached to Brian, giving him a ridiculous overdose of juice. Brian's brain is set afire with sparks, and he tries to stop the pain by shooting himself. His brother rushes into the room and is horrified to see Brian, seemingly fine, with light and bursts of electricity flowing from the hole in his head. The end]]!
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* HorrorHunger: Aylmer's got a yen for brains.
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* PeoplePuppets: Aylmer demonstrates the ability to control Brian while he's under the influence of his juice.
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* TrappedInVillainy: After his attempt to break away from Aylmer fails, Brian gives up and resigns himself to being his slave and accomplice.
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* AskAStupidQuestion: Re: The girl whose brains Aylmer ate.
-->'''Brian:''' Is she ''dead''!?
-->'''Aylmer:''' ''(Cracking up)'' Well, of '''course''' she's dead! Ha, are you kidding?
-->'''Brian:''' Is she ''dead''!?
-->'''Aylmer:''' ''(Cracking up)'' Well, of '''course''' she's dead! Ha, are you kidding?
* TheCanKickedHim: Aylmer takes one victim while he's on the toilet.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: Aylmer, courtesy of the rich, corse tones of John Zacherle.
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* EvilGloating: Partially in song form. As Brian lies strung-out on the floor, Aylmer starts singing "Elmer's Tune"-- a song about how everyone's dancing to the titular character's, well, tune. And when Brian rises up and pleads with him for a fix, Aylmer cheerfully greets him and agrees, since they're ''pals''. This case of gloating is fully justified as Aylmer ''told'' Brian he'd be giving in eventually.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Aylmer, courtesy of therich, corse rich tones of John Zacherle.Zacherle.
* FanDisservice: Brian's a handsome young man in good shape. When he's pale, miserable, strung out and writhing on a filthy floor? Probably not as much, unless that's your thing.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Aylmer, courtesy of the
* FanDisservice: Brian's a handsome young man in good shape. When he's pale, miserable, strung out and writhing on a filthy floor? Probably not as much, unless that's your thing.
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:By the time Aylmer leaves his head, the old man looks as dead as any of his other victims, turns out he's just alive enough to kill Aylmer and ''then'' die. [[{{FiveSecondForeshadowing}} Foreshadowed by Aylmer a few seconds earlier]], when he said he was "not done yet" eating his brains when Brian told him it was time to leave]].
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:By the time Aylmer leaves his head, the old man looks as dead as any of his other victims, victims. It turns out he's just alive enough to kill Aylmer and ''then'' die. [[{{FiveSecondForeshadowing}} Foreshadowed by Aylmer a few seconds earlier]], when he said he was "not done yet" eating his brains when after Brian told him it was time to leave]].
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him.]]
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:By the time Aylmer leaves his head, the old man looks as dead as any of his other victims, turns out he's just alive enough to kill Aylmer and ''then'' die. [[{{FiveSecondForeshadowing}} Foreshadowed by Aylmer a few seconds earlier]], when he said he was "not done yet" eating his brains when Brian told him it was time to leave]].
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It's obvious the old man is doing so in revenge for Aylmer almost killing him.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him. Why he doesn't try to stick Aylmer on his own neck or something instead isn't clear, though it may be a case if IfICantHaveYou. Or, you know, most of his brain's missing and he doesn't know what he's doing]].
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him. Why he doesn't try to stick Aylmer on his own neck or something instead isn't clear, though it may be a case if IfICantHaveYou. Or, you know, most of his brain's missing and he doesn't know what he's doing]].
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* BigWhat: Brian lets out one after Aylmer reveals that he ate the brains out of a girl they had met at a night club.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: Aylmer, courtesy of the rich, corse tones of John Zacherle.
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* AddledAddict:
** The old woman who used to own Aylmer quickly slips into unstable incoherence as her withdrawal persists. When she gets Aylmer in her hands again, all she can do is repeat his name over and over in glee. Until he eats her brain.
** Brian, under the influence, is clearly hyperactive and completely out of it. His life quickly begins to revolve around Aylmer, as well.
** The old woman who used to own Aylmer quickly slips into unstable incoherence as her withdrawal persists. When she gets Aylmer in her hands again, all she can do is repeat his name over and over in glee. Until he eats her brain.
** Brian, under the influence, is clearly hyperactive and completely out of it. His life quickly begins to revolve around Aylmer, as well.
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:Hardly anybody expects to get squeezed to death by someone whose brains they've mostly sucked out]].
* TheGhost: Brian's brother mentions calling their worried father about Brian's behavior.
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* MysteriousPast: We don't know what Aylmer is or where he came from, and he never says.
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* MysteriousPast: We don't know what Aylmer is or where he came from, and he never says. His ''known'' history stretches back to the Fourth Crusade or so.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Brian eventually becomes a reluctant-but-willing accomplice to Aylmer's murders in order to get more juice.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Brian eventually becomes a reluctant-but-willing accomplice to Aylmer's murders in order to get more juice. While high, he's also quite suggestible to Aylmer's (mental?) commands.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Aylmer bears an intentional resemblance to an excited part of the male anatomy and there are several scenes wherein said resemblance is referenced.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
** Under the influence of Aylmer's fluid Brian is hyperactive as a deliberate reference to cocaine.
** The Aylmer bears an intentional resemblance to an excited part of the male anatomy and there are several scenes wherein said resemblance is referenced.
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* KissOfDeath: [[spoiler:After Brian gives into Aylmer and tells his brother and ex-girlfriend to get away from him for their own sakes, his ex follows him onto the subway while he's high on Aylmer's juice. Aylmer (now in his throat), compels him to grab and kiss her, and during the process the worm gets into her head and eats her brains with their lips remaining locked. To everyone else on the subway, it just looks like a particularly involved French kiss]].
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* MysteriousPast: We don't know what Aylmer is or where he came from, and he never says.
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* SymbioticPossession: Aylmer takes a host, gets them high and controls them while they're suggestible via what appears to be a psychic connection. After giving in to his addiction, Brian starts referring to himself and Aylmer as one entity.
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* GoingColdTurkey: Brian attempts this towards the end of the film. It doesn't take.
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* GoingColdTurkey: Brian attempts this towards the end of the film. It doesn't take. According to Aylmer, his fluid alters a person's body chemistry in a way that makes it impossible.
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* ShooTheDog: After completely giving in to Aylmer, Brian tries to tell his ex-girlfriend and brother to get as far away from him as possible since they might get their brains eaten and he'd be too high to stop it, or even remember what happened. [[spoiler:Shame his ex followed ''him'' instead of his advice.]].
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* SexforSolace: Brian's brother and his ex engage in this, not knowing that Brian can hear everything they're doing.
* ShooTheDog: After completely giving in to Aylmer, Brian tries to tell his ex-girlfriend and brother to get as far away from him as possiblesince because they might get their brains eaten and he'd be too high to stop it, or even remember what happened. [[spoiler:Shame his ex followed ''him'' instead of his advice.]].]].
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The old man who used to own him calls him "the" Aylmer, implying that there's only one of him. Hopefully.
* ShooTheDog: After completely giving in to Aylmer, Brian tries to tell his ex-girlfriend and brother to get as far away from him as possible
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The old man who used to own him calls him "the" Aylmer, implying that there's only one of him. Hopefully.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Brian visibly crosses this after returns home after his failed attempt to break away from Aylmer and hears his ex-girlfriend and brother making out and having sex. He just stares up at the ceiling and emotionlessly slaps Aylmer onto his back without even a sign of resistance.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Brian visibly crosses this after when he returns home after his failed attempt to break away from Aylmer and hears his ex-girlfriend and brother making out and having sex. He just stares up at the ceiling and emotionlessly slaps Aylmer onto his back without even a sign of resistance.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy:
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:In the end, Brian tried to shoot himself in the head, but the intense overdose of Aylmer's fluid somehow keeps him from dying--in fact, the hole in his head explodes with light]].
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him. Why he doesn't try to stick Aylmer on his own neck or something instead isn't clear, though it may be a case if IfICantHaveYou]].
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him. Why he doesn't try to stick Aylmer on his own neck or something instead isn't clear, though it may be a case if IfICantHaveYou]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:In the end, Brian tried tries to shoot himself in the head, but the intense overdose of Aylmer's fluid somehow keeps him from dying--in fact, the hole in his head explodes with light]].
light and he seems otherwise fine.]].
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him. Why he doesn't try to stick Aylmer on his own neck or something instead isn't clear, though it may be a case ifIfICantHaveYou]].IfICantHaveYou. Or, you know, most of his brain's missing and he doesn't know what he's doing]].
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him. Why he doesn't try to stick Aylmer on his own neck or something instead isn't clear, though it may be a case if
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* ShooTheDog: After completely giving in to Aylmer, Brian tries to get tell his ex-girlfriend and brother to get as far away from him as possible since they might get their brains eaten and he'd be too high to stop it, or even remember what happened.happened. [[spoiler:Shame his ex followed ''him'' instead of his advice.]].
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* ReplacementLoveInterest: It's a shame Brian dumped his girlfriend out of the blue during part of his pattern of unstable behavior, but hey, at least his brother was always interested in her!
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* ReplacementLoveInterest: ReplacementGoldfish: It's a shame Brian dumped his girlfriend out of the blue during part of his pattern of unstable behavior, but hey, at least his brother was always interested in her!
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* BrainFood: Aylmer feeds on other people's brains.
* TheCameo: Rick has a brief encounter with another possessor of a tiny evil puppet--Duane Bradley, from Henelotter's ''Basket Case'' films.
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* AdultFear: Brian's girlfriend, brother and father watch helplessly as his life spirals out of control thanks to what from their perspective looks like a sudden-onset mental disorder, but which is actually a terrible drug addiction.
* AffablyEvil: Aylmer's a pretty chill guy. The most negative emotion we see him express is disappointment when Brian tries to go cold turkey, and mild contempt for his former keepers who kept him weak on animal brains while they drained him.
* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Aylmer sneaks up on Brian while he's asleep and injects him with an incredibly addictive substance in order to enslave him.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Aylmer asks Brian why he brought him along to the hotel if he didn't realize, deep down, that his attempt at withdrawing was going to fail.
* BrainFood: Aylmer feeds on other people's brains. He can subsist on animal brains, but this makes him physically weak.
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* TheCameo:Rick Brian has a brief encounter with another possessor of a tiny evil puppet--Duane Bradley, from Henelotter's ''Basket Case'' films. films.
* DeadpanSnarker: Aylmer's got quite a mouth on him...''literally'', of course, but he snarks a lot, too.
* DespairEventHorizon: Brian visibly crosses this after returns home after his failed attempt to break away from Aylmer and hears his ex-girlfriend and brother making out and having sex. He just stares up at the ceiling and emotionlessly slaps Aylmer onto his back without even a sign of resistance.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Aylmer bears an intentional resemblance to an excited part of the male anatomy and there are several scenes wherein said resemblance is referenced.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:In the end, Brian tried to shoot himself in the head, but the intense overdose of Aylmer's fluid somehow keeps him from dying--in fact, the hole in his head explodes with light]].
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him. Why he doesn't try to stick Aylmer on his own neck or something instead isn't clear, though it may be a case if IfICantHaveYou]].
* AffablyEvil: Aylmer's a pretty chill guy. The most negative emotion we see him express is disappointment when Brian tries to go cold turkey, and mild contempt for his former keepers who kept him weak on animal brains while they drained him.
* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Aylmer sneaks up on Brian while he's asleep and injects him with an incredibly addictive substance in order to enslave him.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Aylmer asks Brian why he brought him along to the hotel if he didn't realize, deep down, that his attempt at withdrawing was going to fail.
* BrainFood: Aylmer feeds on other people's brains. He can subsist on animal brains, but this makes him physically weak.
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* TheCameo:
* DeadpanSnarker: Aylmer's got quite a mouth on him...''literally'', of course, but he snarks a lot, too.
* DespairEventHorizon: Brian visibly crosses this after returns home after his failed attempt to break away from Aylmer and hears his ex-girlfriend and brother making out and having sex. He just stares up at the ceiling and emotionlessly slaps Aylmer onto his back without even a sign of resistance.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Aylmer bears an intentional resemblance to an excited part of the male anatomy and there are several scenes wherein said resemblance is referenced.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:In the end, Brian tried to shoot himself in the head, but the intense overdose of Aylmer's fluid somehow keeps him from dying--in fact, the hole in his head explodes with light]].
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Just before he expires, the old man who used to own Aylmer grabs him and crushes the life out of him. Why he doesn't try to stick Aylmer on his own neck or something instead isn't clear, though it may be a case if IfICantHaveYou]].
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: People high off Aylmer's juices don't remember what happened while they were buzzed. Hence, Brian doesn't remember the murders Aylmer committed.
* ManipulativeBastard. Aylmer's been at it for hundreds of years, but then it doesn't take much to manipulate a junkie when ''you're'' the drug.
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* PerpetualSmiler: Admittedly, that's how the puppet's designed, but from the mocking tone of his voice, it's clear Aylmer would have a terminal case of smug-face if he were a person.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Aylmer's existence can be historically traced back to the Crusades, but that's only as far as is known.
* ReplacementLoveInterest: It's a shame Brian dumped his girlfriend out of the blue during part of his pattern of unstable behavior, but hey, at least his brother was always interested in her!
* ShooTheDog: After completely giving in to Aylmer, Brian tries to get his ex-girlfriend and brother to get as far away from him as possible since they might get their brains eaten and he'd be too high to stop it, or even remember what happened.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Aylmer's existence can be historically traced back to the Crusades, but that's only as far as is known.
* ReplacementLoveInterest: It's a shame Brian dumped his girlfriend out of the blue during part of his pattern of unstable behavior, but hey, at least his brother was always interested in her!
* ShooTheDog: After completely giving in to Aylmer, Brian tries to get his ex-girlfriend and brother to get as far away from him as possible since they might get their brains eaten and he'd be too high to stop it, or even remember what happened.
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* WhatDidIDoLastNight: Well, Brian, the worm you were hiding in your clothes sucked out two peoples' brains while you were high.
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* GiverOfLameNames: Brian initially believes Aylmer is the victim of one, when confronted by Alymer's ex-keeper.
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* InfoDump: A massive one, midway through the movie, as one of Aylmer's keepers recite's the parasite's long, ''long'' history.
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* FantasticDrug: Aylmer gives this to Brian.
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* InfoDump: A massive one, midway through the movie, as one of Aylmer's keepers recite's the paraside's long, ''long'' history.
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* InfoDump: A massive one, midway through the movie, as one of Aylmer's keepers recite's the paraside's parasite's long, ''long'' history.
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''Brain Damage'' is the story of Brian ([[Series/GeneralHospital Rick]] [[Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful Hurst]]), a young man who stumbles upon Aylmer ([[Series/{{Zacherley}} John Zacherle]]), an evil Muppet worm demon who offers him drug-endued bliss. The catch? While Brian's high, Aylmer burrows himself into the heads of those around them and literally eats their brains. While it takes Brian a while to notice he's being used as a vehicle for murder, he eventually begins trying to fight back. All the while, Aylmer's former "owners" take efforts to recover him and continue to pump the drug out of him.
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''Brain Damage'' is the story of Brian ([[Series/GeneralHospital Rick]] [[Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful Hurst]]), a young man who stumbles upon Aylmer([[Series/{{Zacherley}} ([[Creator/{{Zacherley}} John Zacherle]]), an evil Muppet worm demon who offers him drug-endued bliss. The catch? While Brian's high, Aylmer burrows himself into the heads of those around them and literally eats their brains. While it takes Brian a while to notice he's being used as a vehicle for murder, he eventually begins trying to fight back. All the while, Aylmer's former "owners" take efforts to recover him and continue to pump the drug out of him.
''Brain Damage'' is the story of Brian ([[Series/GeneralHospital Rick]] [[Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful Hurst]]), a young man who stumbles upon Aylmer
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'''''Brain Damage''''' is the story of Brian ([[Series/GeneralHospital Rick]] [[Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful Hurst]]), a young man who stumbles upon Aylmer ([[Series/{{Zacherley}} John Zacherle]]), an evil Muppet worm demon who offers him drug-endued bliss. The catch? While Brian's high, Aylmer burrows himself into the heads of those around them and literally eats their brains. While it takes Brian a while to notice he's being used as a vehicle for murder, he eventually begins trying to fight back. All the while, Aylmer's former "owners" take efforts to recover him and continue to pump the drug out of him.
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!!''Brain Damage'' contains examples of:
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It was directed by Frank Henenlotter, the guy who did ''Film/Frankenhooker'' and ''Film/BasketCase''.
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It was directed by Frank Henenlotter, the guy who did ''Film/Frankenhooker'' ''Film/{{Frankenhooker}}'' and ''Film/BasketCase''.
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'''''Brain Damage''''' is the story of Brian ([[Series/GeneralHospital Rick]] [[Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful Hurst]]), a young man who stumbles upon Aylmer ([[Series/{{Zacherley}} John Zacherle]]), an evil Muppet worm demon who offers him drug-endued bliss. The catch? While Brian's high, Aylmer burrows himself into the heads of those around them and literally eats their brains. While it takes Brian a while to notice he's being used as a vehicle for murder, he eventually begins trying to fight back. All the while, Aylmer's former "owners" take efforts to recover him and continue to pump the drug out of him.
It was directed by Frank Henenlotter, the guy who did ''Film/Frankenhooker'' and ''Film/BasketCase''.
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* GiverOfLameNames: Brian initially believes Aylmer is the victim of one, when confronted by Alymer's ex-keeper.
-->'''Brian:''' ''Elmer?'' You named it ''Elmer?!''
* GoingColdTurkey: Brian attempts this towards the end of the film. It doesn't take.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: One wonders how the hell Aylmer fits the drug-pump in his mouth given the sheer volume of teeth he has.
* MushroomSamba: Pretty much every time Brian gets high has at least elements of this, but his first two hits are the most potent.
* VillainSong: Aylmer appropriates "[[http://tinyurl.com/p2m7uut Elmer's Tune]]" to taunt Brian as he goes into withdrawal.
It was directed by Frank Henenlotter, the guy who did ''Film/Frankenhooker'' and ''Film/BasketCase''.
!''Brain Damage'' contains examples of:
* GiverOfLameNames: Brian initially believes Aylmer is the victim of one, when confronted by Alymer's ex-keeper.
-->'''Brian:''' ''Elmer?'' You named it ''Elmer?!''
* GoingColdTurkey: Brian attempts this towards the end of the film. It doesn't take.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: One wonders how the hell Aylmer fits the drug-pump in his mouth given the sheer volume of teeth he has.
* MushroomSamba: Pretty much every time Brian gets high has at least elements of this, but his first two hits are the most potent.
* VillainSong: Aylmer appropriates "[[http://tinyurl.com/p2m7uut Elmer's Tune]]" to taunt Brian as he goes into withdrawal.
